HARDWOOD RECORD 



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Westinghouse Portable Electric CjIuc Pot 



Westinghouse 



Electrically Heated 

 Glue Pots and 

 Glue Cookers 



A few of the large companies 

 who are satisfied users: 



International Harvester Co.. Auburn Park. 111. 

 Mears. Slajton Lumber Co., Chicago. III. 

 Mesta Machine Company. Pittsburg. Pa. 

 Xuttis Mfg. Co., Billing. Mom. 



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Sales offices in all laige cities 



Patents PendinE 



ZIMMERMAN'S 

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 same at all our plants. 



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CINCINWiTI, OHIO 



Numbers one and two common red gum are in 

 good request, but the lower grades of sap gum 

 do not move quite so readily. 



NASHVILLE 



General satisfaction over the business for the 

 month of February just passed is expressed by 

 the Nashville lumbermen. In fact, it is tre- 

 (luenlly stated that it was the best February for 

 several years past and at least fifty per cent 

 lietter than February of 190S. Prices are re- 

 garded as satisfactory and the movement of 

 timlier is active enough, especially in the upper 

 grades of poplar, oak and ash. Some of the 

 dealers seem to fear the nightmare of scarcity 

 of stocks in the future, while others are not so 

 ii'uch afraid of it, knowing that scarcity of 

 slocks means better prices, according to the law 

 of supply and demand. Admittedly at this time, 

 however, dry hardwood stocks of the good grades 

 are scarce, and such stocks are broken as well. 

 The recent heavy tides in the Cumberland have 

 caused liberal receipts of logs. The local mills 

 are quite busy tilling their numerous orders. 

 Heavy demands on the part of the railroads 

 for construction material are reported. .Sonic 

 improvement is noted in low-grade hardwood 

 stocks. Gum is in this list and Cottonwood. 

 The local dealers are all looking forward to an 

 active spring trade in all departments. Reports 

 reach them that stocks in the East are scarcer 

 than usual and this in turn affects the local 

 demand. 



BRISTOL 



With a few weeks of good weather, which now 

 seems probable, after some months of the rough- 

 est this part of the South has ever experienced, 

 hauling from country mills will begin and this 

 will greatly add to the supply from this section. 

 However the rural mills have done very little 

 during the winter. There is a great scarcity of 

 the higher grade stocks in the yards of 'this 

 section, while several bandmills that have been 

 closed will be started again. Several smaller 

 mills are being installed. The railroads report 

 trathc heavy and indications are that there will 

 be much activity in business generally, as well 

 as the lumber business, during the spring and 

 summer. 



LOUISVILLE 



supply, but nothing compared to what they have 

 received in former years up to this time. The 

 demand for lumber continues to increase and 

 inquiries as well as orders are plentiful. Buy- 

 ers are experiencing trouble in finding dry 

 slock to satisfy their wants. It is the opinion of 

 manufacturers here that the next six months 

 will Dnd the supply of dry stock very scarce, 

 much more so than at the present time, with 

 prices considerably higher. 



High-grade stock is moving very freely, with 

 prices getting better. The lower grades also 

 are becoming more active than they have been 

 for the past two years. The mills which make 

 a specialty of car stock and planking report 

 the receipt of orders, some of which have had 

 to be refused. Prices on this stock have mate- 

 rially increased the past sixty days and there is 

 every indication of a still better price. Poplar 

 panel stock continues to soar very high in price 

 and the supply very much limited in dry stock. 

 The box manufacturers are buying very freely 

 of the No. 3 common and box grade poplar 

 which has been very slow on the markets for 

 two years. 



Although the low grades of hardwoods are 

 still rather sluggish, the upper grades of nearly 

 all Items on the hardwood list are in much bet- 

 ter demand than at any time since the opening 

 of the new year. The demand is strong, with a 

 tendency toward considerably higher prices. The 

 fact that the severe winter made it impossible 

 for the mills to begin operations until late has 

 decreased the available supply of dry lumber, 

 and those with large stocks are congratulating 

 themselves. Calls for (juartered oak and plain 

 oak are coming in volume from the furniture 

 factories and the planing mills, while the auto- 

 mobile body manufacturers continue to repeat 

 orders for the best grades of wide poplar. 

 Mahogany, owing to heavy building operations 

 in the cities and the activity of the car builders, 

 is in strong demand, while veneers are being 

 bought in larger quantities than ever. The 

 general line of hardwoods and allied industries 

 are in splendid condition. 



ASHLAND 



Manufacturers are not receiving the amount 

 (if timber they had expected on the recent tides 

 and are becoming somewhat alarmed for their 

 timber supply to keep their mills going this 

 season. Most of them have received a fair 



ST. LOUIS 



The local hardwood conditions during the past 

 couple of weeks have been rather quiet, owing 

 to the general weather conditions. Cold weather 

 has prevailed nearly everywhere in this terri- 

 tory. However, a good many sales have been 

 made. Prices are quite tirm on high-grade lum- 

 ber and low-grade stuff is also firmer than for 

 some time. The demand, too, for the latter has 

 improved. The items most in demand are plain 

 sawed white oak and quartered red oak, both 

 in the upper grades. High-grade ash, first and 

 second red gum and cottonwood are all in good 

 demand. Buyers seem inclined to hold back 

 orders, hoping for slightly lower prices, but 

 those best informed state that instead of a 

 weakening in price, there will be a stiffening. 

 The factory and shop demand is improving. 

 Inquiries are coming in from retailers very 

 freely and the general outlook is excellent for 

 a good spring trade. 



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MILWAUKEE 



Tue inability of the railroads to furnish sufli- 

 cienl number of cars to meet the demands of the 

 trade and the general slow movement of freight 

 is causing considerable inconvenience to the gen- 

 eral lumber trade of Wisconsin. The general 

 tie-up means much at this time of the year when 

 the near approach of the building season necessi- 

 tates the placing of large orders. 



While retailers are proceeding carefully about 

 ordering stocks because of the traffic situation, 

 excellent inquiries are being received by jobbers 

 and every indication points to a busy spring 

 trade. The brightest feature of the Milwaukee 

 situation is the fact that factories in general are 

 placing larger orders daily. The sash and door 

 plants are now operating at full capacity in 

 preparation for the building season and finishing 

 and hardwood flooring establishments are all 

 busy. Furniture manufacturers are all laying 

 in good stocks also. 



Low-grade stocks are in much better demand 

 than they have been for some time. Plain and 

 quartered white and red oak is wanted, as usual, 

 and the supply of better grade stuff is getting 

 low. Higher grade birch, poplar and basswood 

 have advanced. Considerable improvement is 

 taking place in hardwood flooring. 



MINNEAPOLIS 



Wholesale dealers here complain that their 

 country trade is held back by inability of the 

 railroads to furnish cars. Their trouble is all 

 with carlot orders, as under present conditions 



